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Old 05-30-2006, 10:17 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Jefferson
Okay, another word for it is "sodomites".
Sodomites is the result of a misunderstanding. The story of Soddom and Gommorah is not about homosexuality. It is about hospitality. Even the most Orthodox Jewish scholar will tell you that.

Now, that doesn't mean that homosexuality isn't banned in orthodox Judaism. It just means that that particular bit has nothing to do with why it is banned.

That word would not, and is not used to refer to homosexual sex.